Swathi Deekshith is born and brought up in Hyderabad. Being her father Vinod Kumar Deekshith from Maharashtra, a North Indian brahmin, she has got her name as Deekshith. Mother is a Hyderabai, Rajya Lakshmi. She has completed her B.Sc and is pursuing MS in US.

When Swathi is studying intermediate, Andamaina Bhaamalu a reality show happened and Swathi unintentionally went into it. That further made her into films.

One film into other, Swathi Deekshith is one of the busiest actresses. She finds Mahesh Babu and Nagarjuna as her favourites.